Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-12-15
GLENCOE

Mrs. Peter NJ Sutton is still very sick.
Notwithstanding the inclemency OF the
weather, there was large audience ut church
sunday morning and evening
MIR. d. J. Mc1lanis is doing good business
preparing and selling Universal Linment F"
We can recommend this iinimeLt to the puD-
lie as an eXsellent remedy.
Mr.. John Andrews, who has been with T
j. King tor the last seven years, has moved
on TO the farm of Hugh Merritt, near Bellaire,
where he will farm during the summer.
The Glencoe literary will meet next Friday
night. This will be the first meeting of the
society for four weeks.
The parts OF our pavements where the stone
has not been laid is in 4 very bad condition.
and should be attended to at once.
Miss Minnie Wolf. OF Bellaire, was the guest
of Mrs Blanche Gray last week.
! Miss Belle Barrett one of Centerville's fair
Young teachers, called on frien Is here Sat-
urday
Wm. G. Quincy called on his old friends
here last Saturday, and attended church.
"Teter'' Higgins has moved in to Mr. Mike
Ault's new house.
Thomas Neff, of Belmont Ridge, is now a
pupil in the Glencoe high school, making sew
en- pupils outside of the district. This speaks
well for the management of the school.
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ran church last Friday night.
Mrs. Isaac Pierson, of Warnock. spent last
week with her niece. Mrs. W. NJ. kinsley
John W. Ogilbee went to work in Rede-
fer's glass works, 9elaire, Monday
! Bat few of our teachers will attend the
| Teachers Association in Martins Ferry next
Saturday, from the fact that they would have
to leave at noon in order to get. home the
same day. This is owing TO the poor regula-
of aips Inv tbn 4
| Mr.. Wallace Kettlewell, of Bellaire spent A
portion of last week with his brother Joseph,
near this place.
Mr. Isaiah Aut is able at last to get around
without the aid Of his crutches. He will be
able to resume his work in a few days Mr.
Ault had close call, and his friends are glad
he got along so well.
There was nc preaching at the Warnock
NJ. E church Sunday night. rs the minister,
Rev. Eicher. had to be at Glencoe to close his
protracSed effort at this point.
Rev r Hissom left Monday for his
home in Monroe county. He will aid in pro-
tracted effort at Darlington.
We are glad TO see that Prot. Thomas form
erlv Sup't of the Glencoe schools, has been
elected one of the Vice Presidents OF the East
ern Ohio Teachers Association.
The protracted meeting that has been going
on here for the past three weeks closed Sun
day night. The meeting, take it throughout,
was a successful one, and both Rev Eicher
and Rev Hlssom are we'll pleased with the
result. Between 35 and 40 -united with the
church, and there were over forty conversions.
Several of the converts are middlc-aged men
with families-men who will be deYout chris
tians. and will add much strength to the
membership of the church. Rev. Hissom, who
did most of the;I revival work, is true revi-|
valist and an able preacher. He speaks in
powerful and convincing way words that
sink deep into the soul of every hearor, and
which cannot fail to bring forth much fruit
Rev. Eicher did the preaching in dav time,
and aided IN the singing He is an able, earn
est preacher, and labOrs hard for his eOngre-
cations.
The Little Gem literary society held IFS
fourth meeting on Tuesday night, Dec 9th
This society meets at the Fairview school
house in district number II, Richland town.
ship. Its members consists of school child
rem and their parents, with few members
from other districts, We claim that the so
ciety is one of the best ever organized in this
part of the county, and as proof of this we
ask you to look at the following program.
which was rendered at the above meeting:
select reading, Flora King; temperance, Sam'l
Men eice; Why does dog sneeze three times,
| Robert McNeieP; 4 hard witness, Nora Nef;
selection from Burdett, Essay Glass; happiness,
| Ida King; change, Ella Gruhh; paper, En-
ma Neff; jokes and tricks, Edward Neff;
| American antiquities W Ia. DuJJOn, tle-
plants, Robert Fulton; Declaiming Class; u
hard, close man. Maggie King; the pert
chicken, Nora Neff; Kit Carzon's wife. Minnie
Nefr; the drunkard's wife. Maggie McNeice;
the little man, Ross Lewi.; Lazy Kittie, Sadie
Fulton; John Burns of Gettysburg, Henry
Meek; Monroe county wedding, W j
Grimes. The Little Gem Pop Gun, edited by
Thos. Neff, was an excellent paper Debate,
Question, is Capital Punishment Justitia-
ble,' afis. G. ID. Fulton and Supt. V. NJ. Full
ton, of Glencoe schools; neg Henry Meek and
W. r. Dution, judges. Geo Mcfarland, |.
NcfT and G. W. Pierson after the qu' stion had
been discharged at length. the judges render
ed a decision unanimously in favor OF the neg.
ative Besides the above classes, there is
query box which affords considerable knowl>
| edge and much mirth. The following officers
were elected for the next time; Pres W. r.
| Dutton, Vice Pres Il NJ X. Fulton. Secv.
Miss Maggie King; Monitor, Miss Ella Grubb;
Treasurer, Miss Lizzie Nef; Janitor. c. d
| Fulton; Editors, q. w. Pierson and W. r.
DuttOn. There was Il large crowd present,
and everything passed off very pleasantly.
The society will meet next Tuesday evening
when another excellent program will be rem
dered. All are cordially invited to come